LAS VEGAS – Sean O’Malley disagrees with those who said the stoppage of his latest win came a bit early. The rising UFC bantamweight contender picked up a third-round TKO win over UFC newcomer Kris Moutinho in the main card opener of Saturday’s UFC 264 pay-per-view event. The stoppage by referee Herb Dean came with 27 seconds left in the fight. Many online thought it was premature and that Moutinho (9-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) should’ve been given the chance to go the distance, despite catching a lopsided beating from O’Malley (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) for the entirety of the fight. “I think 30 seconds left, and I wanted to put his lights out, people just want to see people get their face battered in,” O’Malley told reporters at the post-fight news conference.
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Sean O’Malley: Kris Moutinho should be happy with referee stoppage at UFC 264 – MMA Junkie